DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,370

WAUSAU PAPER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF WAUSAU PAPER CORPORATION
PAPER MACHINE 10
JAY, MAINE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 6, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Wausau Paper Specialty Products, LLC, a subsidiary of
Wausau Paper Corporation, Paper Machine 10, Jay, Maine. The
workers produce release liner paper on machine 10.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at Wausau Paper Specialty Products, LLC, a
subsidiary of Wausau Paper Corporation, Paper Machine 10, Jay,
Maine from 2006 to 2007 and from January through August 2008 over
the corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding purchases of release liner paper
during 2006, 2007 and January through August 2008. The survey
revealed increased imports of release liner paper during the period
under investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.






Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increased imports of release liner
paper produced by Wausau Paper Specialty Products, LLC, a
subsidiary of Wausau Paper Corporation, Paper Machine 10, Jay,
Maine contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Wausau Paper Specialty Products, LLC, a
subsidiary of Wausau Paper Corporation, Paper Machine 10, Jay,
Maine, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 4, 2007 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of December, 2008


/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance